Shakespeare in Pala gaan: A bilingual production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Mukul Ahmed (inset) of London, was recently staged at Gandhi Bhavan, Jadavpur University. Organised by the school ...

Jacob Baroi grew up watching his father and uncles performing popular Pala Gaan (folk music plays) at their village in southern Bangladesh. Pala Gaan uses recitation, music, acting and dance to tell ...

A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has featured religious folk music during an annual spiritual gathering as part of an effort to save this popular tradition from extinction. Two Pala Gaan (folk musical ...

Firefighters are battling a brush fire that erupted in steep hillside terrain in Pala on Friday evening, prompting evacuations in northern San Diego County, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed the ...

Thirteen-year-old Alpana Parveen, a fast rising Pala Gaan and baul singer, has won many hearts in Jhenidah and neighbouring districts. A class six student of Miakundo Government Primary School in ...

Gazir Gaan (Gazi's song) -- a traditional folk song genre -- still charms and stirs the rural heart in Faridpur. It is mainly a pala (narrative songs) eulogising Gazi Pir, who is believed to be a ...